Nesamblyops moorei, Sokolov, 2023
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5375.2.1 |
publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F3D0E008-556C-4FAD-BF51-4F1A714325DA |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10248406 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/055987E2-8B25-736B-FF7D-D621FC668F2E |
treatment provided by |
Plazi |
scientific name |
Nesamblyops moorei |
status |
sp. nov. |
Nesamblyops moorei , sp. nov.
Figures. 10B View FIGURE 10 , 12H View FIGURE 12 , 15D–F View FIGURE 15 , 17G View FIGURE 17 , 22 View FIGURE 22
Type material. HOLOTYPE, male, in NZAC, labeled: \ NEW ZEALAND BR Mawhera SF Kangaroo Ck 5km SE Ngahere 27 Jan 1972 \ J.S. Dugdale Litter 72/86 \ Beech Forest Utilization Project \ DSIR \ No \ NZ PB \.
PARATYPES (35 specimens, dissected 11 exx.), 2 males and 2 females labeled same as holotype; 2 females labeled: \ NEW ZEALAND BR Mawhera SF 10 Nov 1971 J. McBurney Litter 71/144 \ Beech Forest Utilization Project \ DSIR \ No \ NZ PB \; 1 female labeled: \ NEW ZEALAND SC Mawhere S.F. 15km SE of Ngahere 305m 10 Nov 1971 J.S. Dugdale \ Litter 71/43 \ NZ PB \; 1 female labeled: \ NEW ZEALAND BR Tuttys Plateau Mawhera SF 20 Sep 1972 J.S. Dugdale \ moss 72/178 \ Beech Forest Utilization Project \ NZ PB \; 1 male labeled: \ Rapahoe 7ml. N of Greymouth 29.5.62 G. Kuschel \ DSIR \ No \; 1 male labeled: \ E Reefton BR 10 Feb 65 N. A. Walker \ Litter 65/33 \ DSIR \ No \ NZ PB \; 1 male labeled: \ NEW ZEALAND BR Tawhai SF Big Red Rd 3km S of Reefton 28 Jan 1972 \ J. McBurney Litter 72/76 \ DSIR \ No \ NZ PB \; 1 male and 3 females labeled: \ NEW ZEALAND BR Tawhai SF 3km S of Reefton 9 Nov 1971 J.S. Dugdale \ Litter 71/128 \ DSIR \ No \; 1 male labeled: \ NEW ZEALAND BR Lake nr. Mt.Priestly Paparoa Ra. 1060m 10 Dec 1969 J. McBurney \ Litter 69/241 \ NZ PB \; 1 male and 2 females labeled: \ Hochstetter BR 7 Nov 1972 J.S. Dugdale Litter 72/189 \ Beech Forest Utilization Project \ NZ PB \; 1 male and 1 female labeled: \ NEW ZEALAND BR Jacksons Taramakau Rd , 150m 26 Jan 1978 G. Kuschel \ Sifted litter and rotten wood 78/55 \ NZ PB \; 5 males and 6 females labeled: \ NEW ZEALAND BR Punakaiki 46m Truman Track 9 Jun 1983 H.P. McColl \ Litter 7/83 \ NZ PB \; 1 female labeled: \ Bullock Creek Punakaiki Nelson 12 Oct 70 \ J.I. Townsend Litter 70/154 \ NZ PB \; 2 males labeled: \ New Zealand WD Kellys Creek Otira 22-Mar-09 \ Washed soil sample, broadleaf forest \ NZMS 260 K33: 932218 350m \.
Etymology. The specific epithet is a Latinized eponym in the genitive case and is based on the surname of Barry Philip Moore, famous Australian entomologist and chemist, who contributed greatly to the knowledge of Australian and New Zealand Carabidae , including the publication of the revision of New Zealand Anillini .
Type locality. New Zealand, South Island, West Coast, Ngahere area, Mawhera Forest.
Recognition. Adults of this species ( Fig. 10B View FIGURE 10 ) are practically indistinguishable from the adults of many Nesamblyops species based on external characters (e.g., Figs 9E View FIGURE 9 , 10C View FIGURE 10 ) and are distinguished from them by the structures of the male genitalia.
Description. Small for genus (SBL range 1.43–1.75 mm, mean 1.63± 0.110 mm, n=19).
Habitus. Body form ( Fig. 10B View FIGURE 10 ) moderately convex, elongate ovoid, general proportions wide (WE/SBL 0.41±0.010), head narrow relative to pronotum (WH/WPm 0.71±0.019), proportions of pronotum in comparison to elytra average for genus (WPm/WE 0.75±0.021).
Color. Body color brunneorufous, appendages testaceous.
Prothorax. Pronotum ( Fig. 12H View FIGURE 12 ) moderately long in comparison to elytra (LP/LE 0.41±0.009) and moderately transverse (WPm/LP 1.27±0.034), with lateral margins almost rectilinear constricted posteriorly (WPm/WPp 1.29±0.033). Anterior angles indistinct, posterior angles obtuse (114–123°), rounded. Width between posterior angles greater than between anterior angles (WPa/WPp 0.90±0.031). Basal margin almost rectilinear, slightly convex at middle.
Elytra. Ovoid, narrowly depressed along suture, comparatively long (LE/SBL 0.59±0.006) and moderately wide (WE/LE 0.69±0.014). Humeri completely rounded. Lateral margins slightly divergent at basal half, subparallel at middle and evenly rounded to apex in apical third.
Male genitalia. Median lobe of aedeagus ( Fig. 15F View FIGURE 15 ) moderately arcuate and slightly twisted. Shaft subparallel basally, moderately tapering in apical half. Apex straight with small, rounded tip. Apical orifice of moderate length occupies one third of the shaft length. Ventral margin of median lobe almost straight.Walls of shaft lacking poriferous canals. Dorsal copulatory sclerites with following modifications. Dorsal V-contour reduced and represented only by short dorsal branch, while medial rC-sclerite of typical size and sclerotization for genus ( Fig. 15F View FIGURE 15 ). In addition, there are two moderately sclerotized elongate structures apically from the main sclerites with the longest of those forming together with the rC-sclerite a distinctive teardrop shape. Left paramere ( Fig. 15D View FIGURE 15 ) comparatively wide, with short apex, bearing two long setae. Right paramere ( Fig. 15H View FIGURE 15 ) narrow, of moderate length, bearing two long setae, which are slightly shorter than the length of paramere. Ring sclerite as in Fig. 17G View FIGURE 17 .
Female internal genitalia. Not examined.
Geographical distribution. The range of the species occupies the territory to the west of the Southern Alps from the Tamarakau River at the south to Paparoa National Park at the north, in the central part of the West Coast District ( Fig. 22 View FIGURE 22 , black circles).
Habitat. Specimens were collected from litter, litter and rotten wood, and moss samples (labels mention broadleaf forest as plant community without further details).
Relationships. The structure of the male genitalia of N. moorei suggests its relatedness to the other species with rC-sclerite and V-contour in copulatory sclerites of median lobe. Small V-contour, the shape of median lobe, and bisetose parameres suggest the affinity between N.moorei and N. kuscheli .
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Trechinae |
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Anillini |
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Nesamblyopina |
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